State comparison · 2025
Elementary School Teachers salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Elementary School Teachers in District of Columbia earn a median of $96,580. In West Virginia, $55,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.4% — not 73.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+41.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $96,580
- p25
- $77,950
- p75
- $102,650
- p10
- $63,950
- p90
- $128,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
West Virginia
Elementary School Teachers
- Median
- $55,630
- p25
- $50,170
- p75
- $58,340
- p10
- $48,080
- p90
- $60,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.